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    Introduction Defining global citizenship is not as easy as it may seem. According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, the term "global" is defined as "covering or affecting the whole world." The term "citizenship" is defined as "the legal right to belong to a particular country," "the state of being citizen and accepting the responsibilities of it." Putting together the two definitions "global citizenship" would mean, the legal right to belong to a particular country, here the whole world and the state of being citizen (of the world), and accepting the responsibilities of it. Well, that was easy, at least theoretically, it was. But moving beyond the theoretical definition and understanding the practical meaning of global citizenship is…

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    In 2014 James Tully presented new study “On Global Citizenship”. The mere essence of this analytical work is to draw attention of the international community to the ongoing crisis of global citizenship as democratic institute. From the early beginning of the reading of this paper, the readers get information about the nature of the global citizenship as separate concept available for people of the democratic countries. At the same time, the author points out that the crisis with the maintenance…

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    Global citizenship is not something that is simply earned as visa stamps on my passport. To me, it's the mindset that my life should be more than a pursuit of conformity, or worse, comfort. Even though I was raised in a stable home, the kind of home that produces conformed, comfortable people, I've learned that ease and placidity are overrated. It all started in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico on a service trip to build a home. It wasn't the scarcity that I saw that opened my eyes, it was that people…

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    Before we can serve or become global citizens, we must fulfill our civic responsibilities. As we fulfill these responsibilities, we experience different issues and changes in our comfort zones. In order to be a global citizen and make a difference, we must make use of the trust we have built and the connections we have made. We must use faith, education, experience, exposure, efficacy, and desire to integrate ourselves farther into the world in order to address national and global issues…

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    the curriculum can be challenging, however it is not impossible. The guidelines for social studies in New York State is set by the Common Core Social Studies Framework. This framework lays out a series of themes that should be addressed in all social studies classrooms, there is a tremendous amount of focus on the concept of citizenship throughout the themes. It is under the theme of citizenship, where sustainability education can be inserted into the curriculum. III. Social Studies Education…

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    Plato's Unfreedoms

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    first phase toward becoming fully human. Aristotle, like Plato, believes the state should intervene on behalf of children when their interests were deemed jeopardized. He also believes in public education systems albeit for different reasons. While Plato reasons different kinds of education for different classes of people as beneficial for society, Aristotle, from his belief that citizenship is an individual’s performance in public life through participation in legal and political processes,…

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    and any possession of any amount if punishable by scientific discovery center. These will rot the brain and work ethic; they are one of the sole things that completely oppose our mission statement. All religions will be tolerated as long as followers do not enforce views on other people. If people want to improve, they shall be allowed here. We will tolerate all religions that are not too pushy. Religious intolerance results in conflict, and conflict slows progress. All non-convict adults have…

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    Sangiovanni's Argument

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    conclusion that, autonomy is the basic moral value that always require justification when violated. And on further development of my argument, I will always bear this in mind. Although both Blake and Sangiovanni both agree with cosmopolitan premises, they have their own arguments for difference principle that govern distributive justice, which only apply domestically, but not globally. Their conclusions seem arbitrary, for if the cosmopolitan premises they both agree upon are true, what apply…

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    TITLE Machines proving to possess a conscious and body, thus becoming citizens. After proving eligibility, a machine may obtain citizenship, extension of universal rights, gaining freedom, and responsibilities, and consequences for choices, which will result in a machine society. Machines will need to possess both mental and physical presence to be eligible for universal rights. In the movie “I, Robot” Sonny would be a good an example of a candidate for full rights. I think that machines could…

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    Neither Tocqueville nor the authors of the Federalist Papers view an enlightened and virtuous citizenry as wholly essential to the Constitutional system, but while the federalists build institutions to defend the government against the self-interested passions of the people, Tocqueville sees the greatest benefits of the American political system where the government and the people meet: in the township and in political associations. The Federalists believe that the core of the Constitution…

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